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Patented Aug. 21, 192e.`

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` STANLEYW. Nrcntonsomor TOLEDO, OHIO, AssIGNon 'ro THE :DURA OOMrANY,or

TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

4WINnoW-nTelefonaren MOUNTING.

. Application, led May 24, 1928. SeralNo. 111,432'.

1 The invention relates to inountings `for Window regulators and refersmore particularly to Window regulator mountings for use with sheet metalsupports. The invention has for some of its lobjects the provision `of amounting which is simplified in constructionand may be cheaply.manufactured and theprovision of a mounting which is so constructedthat it may be readily assembled upon and secured to its support. Otherob jectsv ot the invention residein the noveleatures of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts as more fully hereinafter setforth.` i In the drawings i l i y, f

Figure 1 is an interiorside elevation,` partly broken away, of a vehicledoor With a Win- `dovv regulator carried upon a. mounting plateembodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 22 Figure tis a `perspectiveview of a modi- `fied mounting.

Mv Window regulator mounting is de signed particularly to be secured toa sheet metal support and in the present instance is shown inconjunction With sheet steel lock board of a vehicle door.' i

1 is the door having the opening 2in its upper portion yand the chamber3 in its lower portion for receiving the `Window 4 Wh`enloivered from aposition closing theV opening. y 5

i is the sheetisteel `lock board of the door;

The Window regulator for raisingr and lovvinstance, has the pivotal`lifter arm `6 which is operatively'connected "at its outer end'jto theWindow by suitable `means such as the bearing 7 secured to the armandthe channel 8 secured to the lower edge of the Window. This arm vhasrigidly secured thereto the Vgear segment 9 Whichy meshes With thepinion 10, this pinion being` rotated from the y crank 11 throughsuitable irreversible drive mech anisin Within the eup-shap`e`d housing12.

Forthe purpose oi. facilitating the mounting ofthe Window-regulator uponthe lock board, this Window'regulator is carried `as a unit upon asingle'mounting which in turn is secured to the lock board. A It isimportant that the mounting be so constructed that it may be secured tothe lock board When assembled infthe door. As shown, the Aparts oi theWindow regulator are .carried asa unit upon the body 13 of the sheetmetal `mounting plate 111, which body laterally spaced from the lockboard. The mounting plate has at its upper end the laterally spaced`legs 15 which extend transversely at an angle to the body 13 andterminate in thefhooled tongues 16 which are adapted to embrace` thelock board. These tongues extendthrougli the elongated apertures 17 inthe lock board and have the laterally offset portions 18 and 19Vbearing-.upon thefoutei` and inner sides, re-

ing plate upon the lock board, are spaced `apart a distance slightlyless than the thickness ot' the lock board so that they resiliently butfirmly bear upon the Opposite sides of the 'lock board When the`mounting plate is secured thereto. i fTofacilitate the sliding of thetongues over the lock board', the extreme ends of `these tongues` flareoutwardly as aty 20. The lower end of the mounting plate has securedthereto the `spacer 21V offa length to maintain the lower end of 4themounting plate spaced romtlie lock: boardat substantially the samedistancei as the` upper end. This spacer is preferably located on thevertical median line of the `mountingy plate and is threadedly `enga,`red\ by the screvsT 22 Vwhich y y "entends through the mounting plate.ering the Window 4:, as shown in the present 1To vassure the firmclamping of the hooked tongues with the loch board, the spacer is somounting plate is flexed :in d thus `placed under stress `bypullingdownwardly upon the same. As a consequence, play betweenV theinountin g plate and the loch board is prevented and the hooked tonguesat the upper end of the mounting plate arermly `held from disengagementfroni the lock board. The lock boardaslshovvn is provided with theopening 23 for the passage of thehousing 12 which incloses theirreversible drive mechanism oic the Window regulator andris rigidlysecured to the body ot' the mounting plate by suitable means such as therivets 24.

From t-he above description, it will be Seen that the Window regulatorcarried asv a unit upon a mounting and that this mountinay be cheaplymanufactured. in view ofithe. fact that it and its ,securing means`located at one end may he termedy integral and by a stamping operation.By reason of the factv that the mounting may be readily secured totheloch board by lirst vpassing its hooked tongues tllirough olon.Vgatedapertures in the loch board and then vmoving the mountingdownwardly and inwardly toward the loch board andliinally sey Acuring atits lower end, the mounting With l uliator, as shovvn in Figure 4,differs' from the `mounting shown in Figures l, Q'- and 3 in that fthetongues at the ends ofthe legs 26 of the resilient' sheet metal mountingplate 27 are not hooked to provide portionsspace'd from andl oppositetoeach other. These tongues,V

however, have the laterally spaced portions 28 and229, which are adaptedto engage opposite sides of the sheet steel lock board 30 atl differentelevations; In securing this vmounting plate to the loch board, thetongues are inserted through apertures in the lock board andthefmounting plate is then swung downwardly and its lower end secured inthe saine manner as the mounting plate previously described to place themounting plate under sti'ess..llVith this construction of mount-ingplate more roomis required tor securing t-he same tothe lock board.-However, after it has been secured it functions as etciently as themounting plate of' Figures l, 2 and 3.

What I .claim as my invention is:

' I l. The combination withV a support and a Windowl regulator,`.including an* angularly movable member, 'of a mounting for said member,havinglaterally otfset portions for bearing on opposite sides of saidsupport, and means engageable with `another portion of said mounting tosecure said last mentioned v.portion to said support and to secure saidfrom saidsupport. Y

2.v The combination with a support and a Windovvl regulator, otamounting for said laterally oifset portions from disengagement Windowregulator having laterally offset pori tions for bearing on oppositesides ofsaid support, and means engageable with another portion of saidmounting to secure said last mentioned portion to said support and tosecure said laterally oi'lfset portions from disengagement from saidsupport.

3. The combination with a support and a Window regulator including anaugularly movable member, oit a mounting pluie t'or said member havinglaterally oli'set portions at one end for bearing on opposite sides oisaid support and means engageable with the opposite end oit .saidmounting plate ior securing the last mentioned end ot said mountingplate` to Said support and tor securing said laterally olset portions'trom disengagement from said support.

4. The combination With a sheet metal support having an aperture and awindow regulator, of a` mounting plate for said window regulator havinga'tongue at one end extending through the aperture ot said support andprovided with laterally offset portions on opposite sides of saidsupport and means :tor securing the opposite end of said mounting plateto said support and ifor securing said tongue 'from disengagement fromsaid support.

5. The combination with a sheet metal support having an aperture and awindow regulator, of a sheet metal mounting plate tor said Windowregulator having a tongue at one end extending through the aperture otsaid support and provided with laterally offset portions on oppositesides of said support, and means for securing the opposite end ot saidmounting plate to said support and securing said tongue fromdisengagement 'from said support and also placing said mounting plateunder stress.

6. The combination with a sheet metal support having an opening and aWindow regulator, of a sheet metal mounting` plate for said Windowregulator having a hooked tongue at one end extending through theaperture in said support and adapted to embrace the latter, and meansfor securing the opposite end of said mounting plate to said support andfor securing` .said hooked tongue Vfrom disengagement from said support.

7. The combination With a sheet metal support having a pair of aperturesand a window regulator, ot a sheet metal mounting plate for said Windowregulator having transverse legs at one end terminating in tonguesextending through the apertures ot said sup- Y port and provided Withportions on opposite sides of said support, means ior spacing theopposite end of said mounting plate trom said support and means forsecuring the last nientioned end of said mounting plate to said supportandfor securing said tongues from disengagement from said support.

8. The combination with a sheet metal support having a pair of aperturesand a win dow regulator, of a sheet metal mounting plate for said Windowregulator having transverse 1 legs at one end terminating in tonguesextendllO ing through the apertures of said support and provided withportions on opposite sides of said support, a spacing block interposedbetween said support and mounting plate and secured to the opposite endof said plate, and means for securing said last mentioned end of Saidmounting plate to said support and for securing said tongues fromdisengagement from said support including a screw passing through anaperture in said support and 10 threadedly engaging said block.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

STANLEY W. NICHOLSON.

